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The fourth, type of animal mummification in ancient Egypt was the use of mummified animals as Votives to the gods. These votive mummies were an offering of a specific mummified animal as a gift to the gods or as at type of appeasement to the gods to the deity, that would be heard throughout eternity. Often there were different grades of votive mummy available for purchase with the more expensive and high-end mummies wrapped with cartonnage masks and cheaper mummies being plainly wrapped.…

Despite issues within the African American community, some white people and other people of color have a more favorable view of darker skin tones. Some commenters, in the documentary, who had darker skin tones described going to other countries and people of color practically gawking over how beautiful they were. There were also a few white men who described how their African American wives were beautiful and did not have any negative connotations with her darker skin tone. The pivotal part…

In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness an important message can be inferred from the narrator: we all need to be on guard against our own id, and against those who have already given into id. Conrad shows this through light and dark images. The novella starts on a boat with a few men on it, huddled around a man named Marlow in a wise-like position, waiting to tell a story to the group. The narrator is one of the men on the boat, who is listening to the story. The narrator realizes that Marlow has…

Civilization is an advancement state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached. The Indus Valley Civilization which is known as The Harappa Civilization was the most fascinating civilization. Unlike Egypt and Mesopotamia are famous with Pyramids and Ziggurats, Mature Harappa’s city uniformed with just well-fired bricks, sewerage systems and buildings. This Civilization rose between 2600-1900B.C. in the region that is now Pakistan and…

Object Biography: Mexican Spindle Whorl Though it may seem like a mere lump of clay to the average individual, in reality, a spindle whorl represents a ubiquitous and methodical practice of production that was used for thousands of years across the globe. However bland one may appear, in their time of use, spindle whorls were vital tools for countless cultures. Used to spin thread, these small tools were utilized by individuals in every corner of the globe for generations in order to ease the…

INTRODUCTION The management strategies of dental caries are dependent on the stage at which caries is detected. The incipient carious lesions are characterized by subsurface dissolution due to more fluoride ions in the 50-100 microns of the tooth’s outer surface and less fluoride in subsurface region. Sub surface, non cavitated lesions are amenable to remineralization, thus early detection and diagnosis is of prime importance. 1-3 Traditionally diagnosis of dental caries…

Abstract Historically, the Mediterranean countries associated with wine production; we have many evidences which prove the archaic industry of wine in these countries. Although some countries could adopt a new trend of tourism based on wine and definite the visitors the steps of wine process from harvesting to storage; this new type has met a great demand in tourism marketing, but others couldn 't promote this new type which has known as 'Wine Tourism '. Although the iconographical,…

myths, folklore, religion, arts and culture. The oldest visual image of the human fascination, love and reverence for nature in India can be found in the 10,000 years old cave paintings at Bhimbetka in Central India depicting birds, animals and human beings living in harmony. The Indus Valley civilization provides evidence of human interest in wildlife, as seen in depicting images of rhino, elephant, bull, etc. The earliest concern for the wild life law could be traced to 3rd century B.C. when…

Imagine seeing yourself staring at the sky at a big black object. You know that it’s foreign. Is this what you were waiting for? Is this it? In The Invasion From Outer Space Steven Millhauser gives a remarkable story about a town that is invaded by ,what the people call, “inanimate dust”. The people of the town get extremely disappointed on what they get and slowly find out that soon their town will be buried alive never to see again. The people of the town knew that they were going to be…

Blood, human sacrifice, and savage ways are conceptions of the Aztec civilization that a mind novice in Aztec history has formulated. These misconceptions can be attributed in part to the destruction of historical archives and undiscovered pieces of information nestled within Aztec ruins. It is correct to say that much history of this grand civilization was destroyed during the Spanish Conquest of 1519 led by Hernan Cortes and his populous army of men. However, through archaeological…